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Richmond upon Thames

MONTHLY MEETING, Clarendon Hall, Twickenham

Event type: Meeting
Date: 24 June 2026
Time: 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Venue: Clarendon Hall
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Combatting Major Organised Crime by Stephen Parker

Stephen spent part of his career as a senior detective (Detective Superintendent) working mainly within Specialist Operations at New Scotland Yard including the Flying Squad, the Drugs Squad and the Special Intelligence Section.

His multi-faceted talk describes successful campaigns to combat international organised crime, variously involving UK gangsters, the Mafia, a Bolivian drugs cartel and a contract killing. Also sting operations conducted by the police Flying Squad using armed ambushes and deception to trap dangerous felons.